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Laramie County School District No. 2 hires 11 new teaches, and more
School has started and for some of our kiddos that means new teachers. This year Laramie County School District number 2 has found some of the best and brightest to grace our school hallways, and...
Pine Bluffs Town Council introduce Resolution 2019-07
Mondays town council meeting opened with the introduction of Resolution 2019-07, a JPA loan application for construction of a new terminal and hangar at the airport. While the terminal is federally funded the hangar itself is locally funded at a...
Library summer readers celebrate
The Pine Bluffs Library finished off their summer reading program with a party at the Texas Trail Museum this last Saturday. Molly Williams was on hand with ice cream and pony rides to reward those...
Practice begins
Pine and Burns hit the field and the courts this Monday for their first practices for the 2019/2020 fall season. Volleyball, football, and cross country track all began practice on the first day of...
PARROT BAY RESCUE FOUNDATION MOVES TO PINE BLUFFS
Did you know that a parrot can live until he or she is 80 to 100 years old? This information gives a better understanding as to how these birds can be abandoned so often. According to Tina and Dale...
New Council member sworn in at Burns town council
Monday evenings town council meeting opened up with the swearing in of the newly appointed councilman Jeff Appleman. Appleman is a welcome member to the council and we look forward to having him...
Bluffs Insurance has new owner
The Bluffs Insurance Agency is getting a new face! Since 1977 local folks have known and worked with Rob Stevens, and now after all this time, he has finally decided to retire. Aaron Knifong...
Creating a new path... or changing horses in midstream
When I was a child I played Yatzee with my mother. Sometimes in my second roll I would change my mind as to what I was shooting for and my mother would inevitably say, "Never change horses in the...
Employment Support Program assists Veterans and others with employment
In 2018 there were 326,000 unemployed veterans in the United States. Of that number 60% were 45 years old and up, 35% were 25 to 44, and 6% were 18 to 24. While these numbers seem staggering, believe it or not, they’re actually improving. Veteran...
Fun for the Kids at the Library
If you have been missing Fun for Kids at the local library this summer, you still have time to make it to a couple sessions before school starts. Molly Williams is bringing fun and educational time...
Trail Days entertainment starts off with "Boogie Machine"
Residents of Pine Bluffs shook their groove things well into the wee hours of the morning at the 69th annual Trail Days street dance this last weekend. Boogie Machine discoed all night long with giant afros and vintage hot pants while children and...
In Memory - Parade honors past Trail Day committee members
A new addition to Saturday's parade was a vehicle added to honor three fallen past members of the Trail Days committee. The cherry red Dodge Dart rode the parade bearing the names of the three past...
Town Council discusses town's Facebook
A pole barn on 6th Street and the moving of the Main Street railroad crossing to Butler Street for the proposed Golden Prairie Plat was first on the agenda for the August 5, town council meeting in...
Trail Days...2019 Mud Volleyball
For the third year in a row "Off in the Woods" was able to pull out another win in the annual Trail Days mud volleyball tournament. A forty-seven game bracket in 90 plus degree temperatures made this...
Annual Car Show Winners
Jeff Weller's annual car show hosted some amazing pieces of machinery and several people went home with awards to show for it. The winners for the 2019 show went as follows: • Best In Show Car,...
Street Dancing with Galactic Lemonz
From prom royalty to rock gods, local favorites Galactic Lemonz starred at this years street dance and car show. Sibling duo Jason and Jessie Weller wowed the crowd at the Knotty Pine with a...
2019 Pine Bluffs Trail Days Parade
Residents of Pine Bluffs started lining up early to watch the 69th annual Trail Days Pathways to the West parade. Lead by the local Donald Eisenhauer Post #60 American Legion Color Guard, the parade...
2019 Air Show flies high over crowds
Maverick and Goose were not on hand for the Wild West Air Show on July 24th, but the Navy Leap Frogs, the Air Force Thunderbirds, and a slew of amazing pilots were available to wow the crowds with...
Cheyenne Frontier Days...2019
The lights go black and the smoke rolls out as the first riffs of the guitar peal out of the darkness. Suddenly the lights flash and the live performance you paid good money to see starts giving you...
Shootout at Sadie's Saloon
In true melodrama tradition this years story will deliver liquor, love, and gun play in only two acts. Shootout at Sadie's Saloon is on the menu for the 69th annual Trail Days festival, and this one p...
POW Camps Part 3
In my journey to learn more about the POW camps that were located in our area I have begun to explore the Nebraska connection. Throughout World War II there were approximately three million enemy...
Lonny and Carleen Graves Grand Marshals for 69th Annual Trail Days
Born and raised here in Pine Bluffs, Lonny and Carleen Graves have dedicated much of their time to the town that they love. High school sweethearts that will have been married for forty years this...
Three Pine Bluffs Hornets selected to play in the Wyoming High School All-Star Game
Local athletes Tucker Norman, Andrew Fornstrom, and Kammie Ragsdale were invited to Casper last weekend to play in the annual high school All-Star game. The All-Star game encompasses an entire...
PBR Last Cowboy Standing Rodeo competes at Cheyenne Frontier Days
The Last Cowboy Standing started with all the fanfare that one would expect of the National PBR. Fire and fireworks lit up the sky as Cheyenne was introduced to the top forty bull riders in the world....
LifeChoice: Mobile Angels for Mothers
Finding out you're going to have a baby is supposed to be one of the most joyous occasions in a woman's life. So what happens when it isn't? What options does a woman or a man have when they are...
